Detached, 5 Bed(+) Architecturally Designed Country House; Pool; 2.5 Acres; Views

Property Description

In Brief: Turn Key! Spacious Open-Plan Living Area; Fully Fitted Kitchen; 5 Beds; 2 Dressing Rooms (1 could be Bed 6); Office (Bed 7); 1 Bathroom; 1 Shower Room; 2 WC’s; Fitted Utility Room; Small Gym/Drying Room; Box Room; 2 Mezzanine Sitting Rooms; Balcony; Boiler Room/Log Store; Double Garage; Covered Terrace; In-Ground Pool with Terrace; Large Summer House; 2.5 Acres of extensive Mature Gardens/Field; Lovely Views. Furniture Available.

Situation: East Charente 16310. Private rural setting at the edge of a pretty hilltop hamlet, with views over a beautiful wooded valley; no near neighbours but not isolated; surrounded by nature & lovely walks/cycle rides; only a short walk (c1km) from a village with a lake, football pitch, tennis courts, bakery & bar-restaurant; 10mins from the Lakes of the Haute Charente; 10mins from the market town of Chasseneuil sur Bonnieure; c35mins from the historic city of Angoulême (TGV) and approx. 45mins from Limoges Airport.

Description: This beautiful, architecturally designed, Country House was built in 1986 and has since been renovated; it is full of character & extremely stylish with a nod to the wooden houses of New England. This unusual home provides comfortable open plan living at the same time as being exceptionally practical; it was designed to encourage indoor-outdoor living & it benefits from many glazed patio doors & large windows that fill the property with light; it sits well back from a tiny lane surrounded by its own land and gives privacy & tranquillity in spades!
The property benefits from a spacious 275m²habitable space (approx.), all in very good decorative order and laid out as follows:
Ground floor: Tiled throughout: Entrance Hall/Corridor (20m²~) with large fitted cupboard; Office/Bed 7 (10.4m²~); fully fitted quality modern Kitchen (15m² ~) which is partially open to the spacious Dining Area (22.7m²~) & the vast Open- Plan Sitting Room (35.2m²~) with a magnificent galleried cathedral roof, fireplace with wood-burner and a spectacular bespoke staircase; Bed 1 (10.8m²~parquet floor) with Dressing Room (4.4m²~); Bed 2 (12.3m²~ parquet floor); Family Bathroom (8.7m²~bath, large walk-in shower, double basin); Guest WC (3.2m²~); Gym/clothes Drying Room (5.6m²~); Fitted Laundry/Utility Room (7.4m²~), adjacent to kitchen & with access to the Boiler Room/Log Store (16.8m²~) & Garage.
1st Floor: Wooden flooring throughout: Gallery/Landing (10.1m²~) with 2 Mezzanine Sitting Rooms (6.6 &14.7m²~), the larger giving onto the Balcony; Bed 3 (13.8m²~) with mansard ceiling; Bed 4 (15.3m²~) with mansard ceiling & Walk-in Wardrobe (3.2m²~); Bed 5 (17.1m²~) with large Dressing Room/Bed 6 (13.8m²~); Box/Linen Room (8.1m²~); Family Shower Room (8.1m²~lge walk-in shower, dble Basin); WC (1.6m²~).
AluminiumDouble Glazing Throughout with Mechanical Shutters; Wood-fired CH; Wood-Burner; Conforming Septic Tank; Ecological & Economical: Energy -D; GHGE – A. Furniture Available.
Outbuildings: Attached Double Garage (32.6m²~) with good height; the dining area leads out to the large Covered Terrace for al fresco dining, whatever the weather & the sizeable Summer House at the bottom of the garden (great for entertaining) has fabulous views down the valley; Green House; small Summer House.
Land: approx. 9278m² (Just under a hectare – 2.3 Acres): Gated Driveway leading to plenty of Off-Road Parking; Large Garden & Field with many mature trees (ornamental and fruiting) including a beautiful silk tree over the terrace; fabulous roman-ended Pool (10x5) with rigid cover; Sun Terrace with shower.